In this episode, special guest and LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Desmond Napoles, joins producer Sam Smalls to compare their experiences growing up on opposite ends of the east coast.

Content and Content Warnings:

00:00:05: Episode Teaser

00:00:20: Theme Song

00:00:43: Welcome from Samuel Smalls, Jr.

00:02:29: Interview with Sam and Desmond Napoles

00:06:05-00:10:07: Mentions of people using anti-trans/anti-queer rhetoric

00:17:04: Sam post-interview update

00:17:31: Outro/Credits

Resources:

Learn more about Desmond Napoles: ​​https://www.desmondisamazing.com/

What is Drag? Checkout this Drag 101:

https://antiracismdaily.com/2023/06/20/drag-101-unpacking-drag-shows-and-the-performers/

Transgender Day of Visibility:

https://glaad.org/tdov/

Mentions:

The House of Hades, from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Hades

RuPaul and RuPaul’s Drag Race:

https://rupaul.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race

Magnus Hirschfeld, German-Jewish Sexologist and Queer Rights Activist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Hirschfeld

Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson

Harvey Milk, an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk

Billy Porter, queer American actor and singer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Porter

Crystal LaBeija, an American drag queen and trans woman who co-founded the House of LaBeija in 1968:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_LaBeija

Credits

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode 10 of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Samuel Smalls, Jr. and features Desmond Napoles

Executive Producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne

The I’m Feeling Queer Today! theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound.

Mixing & mastering by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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How do youth celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride? In this episode, special guest Jazz Jennings, American YouTube personality, spokesmodel, television personality, and LGBT rights activist, talks about the importance of Queer Pride and visibility, while playing One-Minute Trivia with Trudy and Claire. Listeners will also get a chance to hear from Paras, a student activist from Iowa and how the IFQT crew celebrates their queerness.

CONTENT AND CONTENT WARNINGS:

00:00:05: Trudy: What I hope people get from this podcast

00:00:56: Theme Song

01:01:03: Welcome from Lily and Trudy

00:02:10: Lily and Trudy talk trivia and working with Jazz Jennings

00:05:57 One-Minute Trivia Part 1: Queer Celebration with Jazz and Claire

00:13:57: Queer Youth Animated: Paras’ Story

00:18:39: One-Minute Trivia Part 2: Queer Celebration with Jazz and Claire

00:23:27: How we celebrate queerness

00:26:58: How can we celebrate pride safely?

00:28:23: Coming up next

00:28:51: Outro/Credits

RESOURCES:

Read about the full history of Pride and view footage the first Pride March in NYC, Christopher Street Liberation Day 1970. From the Lilli Vincenz Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress:

https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=90dcc35abb714a24914c68c9654adb67

Learn more about Gilbert Baker and the original pride flag:

https://gilbertbaker.com/

Information about Iowa’s Anti-Trans Legislation:

https://oneiowaaction.org/lgbtqbills2024/

Check out Harvey Milk’s Gay Freedom Day Speech from June 25, 1978:

https://daily.jstor.org/harvey-milks-gay-freedom-day-speech-annotated/

Some tips on how to stay safe for Pride:

https://avp.org/2023/06/06/tips-to-stay-safe-during-pride/

Discreet Pride Celebration Ideas:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/noz889/discreet_pride_celebration_ideas/

Youth Pride Association Support Programs:

​​https://www.ypapride.org/programs/virtual-support-group

Watch episodes of Queer Youth Animated Season 2 (including Paras’ story):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPsMVyhTV_R99GNRfijt-qVRmM1Znf_iu

Learn more about Paras Bassuk:

https://wsspaper.com/69111/feature/2021s-last-story-paras-bassuk-21/

CREDITS:

Executive producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne and The Future Perfect Project

Audio Mixing and Mastering: Julie Novak and Emma Jayne Seslowksky

Theme Song by Alex Masse, produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky

Paras segment:

Score and Sound Design: Evan Linsey

Dialogue Mixing: Bryn Bliska

Sound Mixing: Emma Nicoletti

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Sonyamia chats with LGBTQ student activist and mental health advocate, Maddux Eckerling as well as the work of Bring Change 2 Mind, a non-profit organization that aims to destigmatize mental health among young people.

Content and Content Warnings:

This episode discusses issues about mental health

00:00:05: Episode Teaser

00:00:23: Theme Song

01:01:03: Welcome from Sonyamia

00:02:18: Interview with Maddux Eckerling

00:05:46: Mention of attempted suicide

00:12:26: Sonyamia post-interview update

00:14:08: Contact Sonyamia

00:14:36: Coming up next

00:15:03: Outro/Credits

Resources:

Learn more about Maddux: https://www.madduxeckerling.com/

Read about Maddux at the Strength in Pride Event: https://www.theunion.com/news/strength-in-pride-event-at-the-miners-foundry/article_fac0699c-b873-11ed-b185-632af36658be.html

Visit Bring Change 2 Mind: https://www.bringchange2mind.org

Visit The Future Perfect Project: https://www.thefutureperfectproject.org

If you are having thoughts of suicide or self harm, you can call the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988 or visit 988lifeline. org. For LGBTQ plus specific support, visit thetrevorproject. org or call 1 866 488 7386.

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today! is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode 8 of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Sonyamia Blanco and features Maddux Eckerling

Executive Producers: Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne

The I’m Feeling Queer Today! theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound.

Mixing & mastering by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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Periodically, the crew at I'm Feeling Queer Today will share episodes from like-minded podcasts that they love.

Alex Masse presents our very first feed swap, and we are honored to be sharing a special edition episode from the Queer News, an intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture.

This episode is called Change the Pattern: The AIDS Quilt Travels the South with Purpose, and you'll get to hear Anna share her experience covering the 35th Anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco, and the emotional impact of viewing it up close and personal for the first time.

Further, the episode highlights the staggering reality that, while the South comprises only 38% of the US population, it represents over HALF of all new HIV diagnoses.

You’ll also learn about the Call My Name Project, a program that ensures the stories of Black and Brown lives lost to HIV/AIDS are honored with panels on the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Now you may be asking why the South? The South comprises 38% of the U.S. population but it represents over half, yes over half at 52% of all new HIV diagnoses. Let me drop another stat on you. Out of the 17 states defined as being in the South by the U.S. Census; 13 of them have HIV-Specific Criminal Laws or Statutes on the books & 11 of them have actually prosecuted people for living with HIV. HIV Criminalization is still real. I’m sharing these stats because you need to know. I didn’t know and we must change the pattern.

CONTENT/CONTENT WARNINGS

00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:34 – Palm Springs Ad 01:23 – Purple Tie Affair 01:52 – Change The Pattern 04:02 – Jada 04:47 – Call My Name 05:52 – SLR 09:16 – The Quilt 10:56 – Mark Your Calendars 12:39 – Outro

Join the QCrew & Support the Queer News podcast https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ We want to hear from you. Tune in and tell us what you think. email us at info@e3radio.fm. Follow Anna DeShawn on Twitter: @annadeshawn.

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Check out Queer News here:

https://e3radio.fm/-queer-news

IG: @e3radio & @annadeshawn

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Hosts Frankie and Zorian share about their trans experience, exploring the spectrum of feelings from shame and resistance to beauty and liberation all in the effort to be their full, true selves.

Contents & Content Warnings…

Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.

00:00 - Introduction from Zorian - What makes you feel most like yourself?

1:16 - Meet Zorian & Frankie

2:02 - Let’s talk HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy

7:10 - Ari & Sam

• In this segment, please expect to hear mentions & discussions of…
• Shame & internalized bias
• Desire, sex & sexuality
• Transphobia
• White supremacy & racism

17:15 - Zorian’s Transition Journey

• 21:05- 22:20 - Instances of homophobic/transphobic rhetoric

23:30 - What is Gender Dysphoria? What about Gender Euphoria?

26:10 - Frankie’s Transition Journey

28:23 - Masculinities & Toxic Masculinity

• Beginning at 30:40, please expect to hear mentions & discussions of…
• Death & grief
• Homelessness & being forced out of one’s home
• Parental estrangement
• Homophobia & Transphobia

38:52 - Queer Youth Animated: Kiwi

• 40:25 - 40:30 - Instances of hate speech
• 40:30 - 40:47 - Mention of familial conflict, being forced out of one’s home

43:28 - Outro

43:26 - Coming up next

44:07 - Show notes & resources

44:54 - Credits

FPP Information…

To learn more about The Future Perfect Project and all of our free arts programming for LGBTQIA+ youth, visit thefutureperfectproject.org or find us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and bandcamp @thefutureperfectproject

Crisis Resources…

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+-specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386.

Mentions…

• “The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” - Toni Cade Bambara

This quotation is most commonly attributed to a compilation of conversations with Toni Cade Bambara, appropriately titled “Conversations with Toni Cade Bambara,” edited by Thabiti Lewis. Find more information on this author, documentarian, activist, teacher, and speaker is available online and through libraries & other places of education throughout the world.

• Keep an eye (and ear) out for season two of I’m Feeling Queer Today, coming September 2024, and look forward to some bonus content in the interim!
• View Kiwi's animatied story at https://www.youtube.com/@TheFuturePerfectProject

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode six of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Frankie Gunn, Zorian Edwards, and Ari, and features Sam and Kiwi. Special thanks to executive producers and mentors, Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne, as well as Future Perfect Project team members Ryan Amador, Jon Wan, and Aliya Jamil.

Mixing & mastering for I’m Feeling Queer Today by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

Visit the show website at thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast

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How do queer youth deal with mental health struggles and how do they practice self-care? This episode explores the tools of therapy, finding at least one supportive adult to advocate for you and how, despite the current attacks on their community, LGBTQ+ remain hopeful and resilient.

Contents & Content Warnings…

Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.

Please expect to hear mental health discussed throughout this episode.

00:00 - Sonyamia: What would you say to your younger self?

1:30 - Introduction with Eric & Sonyamia

• 2:11-2:49 - Statistics on suicide & mental health

4:17 - Queer Youth Animated: Will

• 4:57-5:26 - Mentions of slurs & bullying

7:15 - Sonyamia & Cindy

14:48 - Two with Trudy Poux: Zorian & Jax

• 17:32-18:03 - Instance of homophobia (hate speech)

26:26 - Queer Crushes: Sonyamia

30:31 - Outro

30:59 - Coming up next

31:25 - Show notes & resources

31:58 - Credits

References

thetrevorproject.org/survey-2023/

Crisis Resources

Please be aware that the following resources are accessible only within the U.S. & are catered to English speakers UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. A star (*) indicates a resource that is not LGBTQ+ specific. These resources are not affiliated with The Future Perfect Project.

• *The suicide and crisis lifeline 24/7 at 988. Counseling available in English & Spanish. Text HOME to 741741, or head to crisistextline.org. If you are a young person of color in crisis, text STEVE to 741741.
• *For international suicide hotlines, head to suicide.org
• Reach the Trevor Project in the U.S. and Mexico 24/7 via chat, call, or text. Call (866)488-7386, text START to 678-678, or head to thetrevorproject.org for more info. TrevorSpace, a community for LGBTQ people aged 13-24 worldwide: trevorspace.org
• The LGBT National Center hotlines serving the U.S. and Canada. (888)843-4564.
• Trans Lifeline: In the US, dial (877)565-8860. In Canada, dial (877)330-6366. translifeline.org

Find a practitioner

• *On psychologytoday.com, you can filter results to specifically find therapists & providers who work with LGBTQ+ patients. There may also be an LGBTQ+ focused practice or center near you. One example are the Phoenix Rising Centers, a network of therapists & providers across the U.S. - you can explore their services at phoenixrisingcenters.org
• Local LGBTQ+ centers or organizations may also offer counseling services and support groups, often free of charge or at low cost. Search Centerlink’s network of LGBTQ+ centers near you at lgbtqcenters.org/LGBTCenters -
• To search the directory of The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, head to aglp.memberclicks.net/aglp-referral.

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Hosts Eric and Lily explore the lack of representation of queer characters in mainstream media, and how the LGBTQ+ community has had to rely on creating our own media to accurately tell our diverse array of stories.

Contents & Content Warnings…

Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.

00:00 - Frankie & Ari: What Was Your Favorite Queer-Coded TV Character?

2:20 - Introduction with Eric & Lily: What do we mean when we say “Queer-Coded?”

4:13 - Zines! With Alex & Claire

17:18 - 1-Minute Trivia: Queer Love Edition, with Trudy, Sonyamia & Sam

30:15 - Hesperus

• 30:30-30:55 - Discussions of homophobia

35:16 - Outro

35:35 - Coming up next

35:49 - Show notes & resources

36:27 - Credits

FPP Information…

To learn more about The Future Perfect Project and all of our free arts programming for LGBTQIA+ youth, visit thefutureperfectproject.org or find us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and bandcamp @thefutureperfectproject

Crisis Resources…

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+-specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386.

Mentions…

• The Watermelon Woman, a Cheryl Dunye film, is available to stream through multiple platforms, and may be free to watch through universities or your local library.
• Looking for more queer zine content? Visit the Queer Zine Archive Project at gittings.qzap.org, the Digital Transgender Archive at digitaltransgenderarchive.net or Instagram @digitaltransarc, and the Queer Zine Library at queerzinelibrary.com or on Instagram @queerzinelibrary - also consider checking out your local library, local queer bookstores, community & LGBTQ+ centers, and even museums & physical archives.
• Interested in the movie & musical that inspired Hesperus? You can stream the movie adaptation of The Prom on Netflix, and find the musical & movie soundtracks on your favorite movie streaming platforms. Also available is a book of the same name, written by Saundra Mitchell with Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin, and Matthew Skylar.
• More information on poet Andrea Gibson & their poem, First Love, is available on their website, andreagibson.org or on Instagram @andreagibson - you can also find them performing many of their poems on YouTube, or keep up with their day to day writings at andreagibson.substack.com

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode four of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Eric Eubank, Lily Mueller, Trudy Poux, and Alex Masse, and features Claire Florence, Sonyamia Blanco, Samuel Smalls Jr., and Hesperus. Special thanks to executive producers and mentors, Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne, as well as Future Perfect Project team members Ryan Amador, Jon Wan, and Aliya Jamil.

The I’m Feeling Queer Today theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound.

Mixing & mastering for I’m Feeling Queer Today by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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In this episode, 18-year-old Sam and 16-year-old Wallace explore the topic of intersectionality within the spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community, and their own perspectives as Black and mixed-race teenagers, respectively.

Contents & Content Warnings…

Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series.

00:00 - Introduction from Samuel Smalls Jr./What’s your hope for this podcast?

1:36 - Episode intro with Wallace & Samuel Smalls Jr.

2:57 - Samuel Smalls Jr. & Z Cosby -

• Please expect to hear discussions of trans misogynoir throughout this segment.
• 10:15-11:00 - Mentions of grooming (stereotype,) book bans & school district restrictions which limit teachings on slavery & other topics.

16:13 - Journaling with Trudy Poux & Samuel Smalls Jr.

21:46 - Adam

• Please expect to hear discussions of religion (Christianity) and related homophobia throughout this segment.
• 22:15-22:22 - Mention of abuse

25:05 - Coming up next

25:17 - Show notes & resources

26:09 - Credits

FPP Information…

To learn more about The Future Perfect Project and all of our free arts programming for LGBTQIA+ youth, visit thefutureperfectproject.org or find us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and bandcamp @thefutureperfectproject

For more information on Future Perfect Records, one of The Future Perfect Project’s programs, check out our website or bandcamp, Stream Not What You Pictured or Divinity on your favorite music streaming platform, or find them @futureperfectrecords on Instagram.

Crisis Resources…

If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+-specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386.

Mentions…

Interested in following Z or their band, Gooseflesh? Check Z out on Instagram @zjcosby and look for their band @gooseflesh1312

Credits…

I’m Feeling Queer Today is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.

Episode three of I’m Feeling Queer Today was produced by Samuel Smalls Jr. and Wallace, and features Z Cosby, Trudy Poux, and Adam. Special thanks to executive producers and mentors, Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne, as well as Future Perfect Project team members Ryan Amador, Jon Wan, and Aliya Jamil.

The I’m Feeling Queer Today theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound.

Mixing & mastering for I’m Feeling Queer Today by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.

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